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Chapter 189 The Mermaid Returns the Pearl

The moon is low and still, but undercurrents are surging.

The big boat was sailing on the Biyue Lake.

Zhang Mu stood on the deck, looked at the rippling lake, and nodded to Shisan Niang behind him: "I'm going."

Shisan Niang stepped forward and said softly, "Don't force it. It's better to be careful."

Zhang Mu smiled, responded, then jumped directly into the lake.

Soon, the ripples on the lake dissipated, and the water still reflected the bright moon, but the person was nowhere to be found.

……

Zhang Mu fell rapidly in the water. The vital energy in his body circulated rapidly, traveling through the meridians in his body, forming an internal circulation in his body, ensuring his breathing in the water.

Of course, this cycle does not mean there is no consumption, but with the energy in his body's acupoints, as long as he does not take action, it is enough to ensure that he can walk in the water for six or seven days.

It took Zhang Mu half a minute to sink to the bottom of the lake. The light around him was extremely dim. Even with his eyesight, he could only see about three meters in front of him.

Fortunately, his perception became more acute because of the water flow.

After stretching his arms and legs, Zhang Mu adapted to the environment at the bottom of the lake and continued to move forward.

According to Luo Tong'er, the water monster that troubled the Bihu Water Village was a wild dragon lurking at the bottom of the lake.

Wild Jiao is not a dragon, but a beast with dragon blood, which often appears in rivers and lakes.

The wild dragon in Biyue Lake is not a native of Biyue Lake, but entered Biyue Lake from the upper reaches of Mingjiang River. Its habitat is not fixed, but it is entrenched at the junction of Biyue Lake and Mingjiang River. In the past two months, it has often overturned cargo ships and swallowed sailors, causing great damage to the water transportation of Biyue Lake.

During this period, Luo Yunxiu personally fought with the wild dragon. According to Luo Yunxiu, the strength of this wild dragon should be at the peak of the middle stage of the Moon-Eating Realm, one step away from the late stage, which is equivalent to the middle stage of the Nourishing Fluid Realm with six orifices opened.

However, the monsters have strong blood and energy. It would be fine if they were fighting on the shore, but once they enter the water, it would be the wild dragon's home turf, and they could even exert combat power comparable to the late stage of the Yangye realm.

On the contrary, the human race was suppressed underwater, losing only 20% to 30% of their strength. Because of this, Luo Yunxiu did not pursue the wild dragon, but instead issued a demon-killing order, inviting fellow warriors to come to his aid.

Now everyone was divided into several groups, and they all went to the bottom of the lake to look for the wild dragon and kill it.

Among them, Luo Yunxiu and Zhang Mu are in a group of one, and the others are in a group of two in the middle stage of the Nourishing Fluid Realm. Once they encounter the wild dragon, they don't seek to kill it, but just trap it, tear open the water escape communication talisman, and call on others to come and surround and kill it.

Another area at the bottom of the lake.

Zheng Youqian and Liu Dongyu, who jumped off the boat earlier than Zhang Mu, were also looking for the wild dragon.

However, compared to Zhang Mu's seriousness, they were more relaxed, searching while using Yuanxi to transmit messages.

As for the focus of the conversation, it was naturally Zhang Mu.

"Dong Yu, where do you think that kid from Qianyuan Mountain got his unique skills?" Zheng Youqian asked, "It's impossible for a kid with unique skills to just fall from the sky, right?"

"There must be a master who can teach me!"

Liu Dongyu frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "Brother, the water here is too deep, we can't explore it."

"I know, but..." Zheng Youqian sighed, "If there's some powerful figure or force behind Qianyuan Wuzhai, then even if we defeat Shuangyue Mountain, won't the result be the same?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Dongyu paused and finally shook his head.

"Second brother, don't think too much."

"This is the way the world is. We just go with the flow and try to gain a little independence!"

"Besides, if I have to choose one side, I trust the character of Village Master Lin more!"

Zheng Youqian nodded: "That's right."

Seeing Zheng Youqian's expression, Liu Dongyu thought for a moment and then said, "There's something I haven't mentioned to you."

Seeing Zheng Youqian looking at him, even though they were both in the water, Liu Dongyu subconsciously lowered his voice and said, "My master once met the head of the Lin Village on his way to the capital on business."

"But by that time, Village Master Lin had already left Qianyuan Mountain for several years. We all thought that the next Village Master would be Lu Xuanxiu."

Zheng Youqian recalled and nodded.

"According to my master, he encountered some troubles at that time, and it was Village Master Lin who helped him solve it."

"At that time, Village Master Lin's cultivation had already broken through the Condensed Gallbladder Realm!"

Zheng Youqian was surprised when he heard this.

Liu Dongyu nodded and continued, "The next time we heard about Village Chief Lin, he was seriously injured and returned to Qianyuan Mountain. Later, he took over as the leader of Qianyuan Wu Village."

"But at that time, Village Master Lin was only at the late stage of the Yangye Realm."

"Regarding the previous events, it may involve some of his past in the martial arts world or even his private life, so my master has not disclosed them to outsiders!"

"Just think about it, if Village Master Lin is really at the Judan realm, and he was still injured like that, then his opponent should at least be at the Judan realm as well."

"Will they even get involved in a struggle at the level of a wealthy family?"

Zheng Youqian seemed to be thinking about something and said, "If the background of Village Chief Lin has reached that level, it would be reasonable for him to suddenly have a child with unique skills in Qianyuan Martial Village and then directly designate him as the young village chief." Just when these two leaders of the village with extremely divergent thinking thought they had found the right answer, they did not notice that behind them, a shadow was slowly approaching them!

"Roar!"

A wave of water hit Zheng Youqian and Liu Dongyu hard. Fortunately, both of them were veterans and sensed the danger at the first moment. They tacitly faced each other with their palms, and each used the force to retreat several steps, avoiding the wild dragon's impact water cannon.

"You evil beast, you finally showed up!" Liu Dongyu drew his sword with one hand and took out the Water Escape Sound Transmission Note with the other, and was about to tear it apart with his energy, when he suddenly heard Zheng Youqian's shout, "Wait a minute, Third Brother!"

It was this shout that made Liu Dongyu pause for a moment, and it was during this pause that the wild dragon's tail swung heavily towards Liu Dongyu. Liu Dongyu blocked it with his sword, but felt a huge force rushing towards him and was directly knocked away. Fortunately, he was caught by Zheng Youqian.

At this point he yelled, "Why are you stopping me from delivering the message?"

Zheng Youqian held a long sword in his hand, pointed at the wild dragon, and said, "Look at the dragon's head!"

Liu Dongyu followed Zheng Youqian's instructions and discovered that there was a fist-sized translucent bulge on the wild dragon's forehead. There seemed to be a bright pearl in the bulge, emitting a faint light.

"Is that... the Mermaid Pearl?" Although he had never seen it before, Liu Dongyu quickly thought of the records of similar items.

Overseas, there exist alien races called mermaids, with human bodies and dragon tails. Mermaids are divided into male and female. The tears of female mermaids turn into pearls, which are highly sought after by humans and considered a luxury marine product. Upon the death of a male mermaid, there is a very small chance that his heart will turn into a pearl, a phenomenon known as the Mermaid Returning Pearl.

This mermaid pearl contains the life energy of the male mermaid in his lifetime and is a rare treasure for spiritual practice.

If you want to compare, it is probably similar to the hundred-year-old dragon blood fruit that Zhang Mu and Ye Hanzhou shared before, which can quickly improve cultivation.

At this time, Zheng Youqian and Liu Dongyu looked at the fist-sized Mermaid and couldn't help swallowing their saliva.

That size should store the life energy equivalent to that of a male mermaid at the perfect level of the Nourishing Fluid Realm.

Now they also understood why this wild dragon ran to Biyue Lake.

It's just that they are worried about being discovered by other water monsters in Mingjiang River.

Liu Dongyu now understood why Zheng Youqian stopped him from sending a signal.

Such a big mermaid pearl is also a great tonic for both of them.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if the two of them split it equally, they might both be able to enter the late stage of the Nourishing Fluid Realm, saving at least ten years of hard work.

Luo Yunxiu once said that this wild dragon was only comparable to the middle stage of the Nourishing Liquid Realm. It simply occupied its home turf in the water, so its strength was stronger. If the two of them worked together, they might be able to take it down.

The two men were old partners who had fought side by side for decades. They understood each other's meaning just by looking at each other.

Immediately, the two of them rushed towards the wild dragon with a knife and a sword!

But the next moment, the undercurrent at the bottom of the lake surged and directly swept the two of them away.

"No! This strength isn't mid-stage!" Liu Dongyu forced himself to swallow a mouthful of blood and said, "This beast has broken through to the late stage!"

Zheng Youqian also covered his chest, his face pale as he said, "Yes, it just broke through, so the Mermaid Pearl appeared."

"Otherwise, why would Luo Yunxiu let such an opportunity come forward?"

Just as the two were talking, the wild dragon pounced towards them again, its bloody mouth suddenly opened, and the surrounding lake water instantly turned pitch black.

"poisonous!"

Zheng Youqian and Liu Dongyu quickly retreated, but the dragon's tail pierced through the poisonous water at an even faster speed and struck Liu Dongyu directly. Liu Dongyu blocked with his sword, but this time the sword in his hand was directly broken, and he was sent flying backwards again uncontrollably.

"Third brother!" Zheng Youqian hurriedly reached out to grab Liu Dongyu, but the dragon's tail did not retract after hitting Liu Dongyu. Instead, it swung and directly wrapped around Zheng Youqian's ankle. Zheng Youqian swung his sword at the dragon's tail, but unfortunately the lake water eliminated some of the power of the sword. There was only a "clang" sound, and there was no effect except a white scratch.

The dragon snake pulled Zheng Youqian towards its bloody mouth. Zheng Youqian felt that his energy and vitality were disrupted by the poisonous water sprayed from the dragon's mouth, but he could not break free from the entanglement of the dragon's tail. He made up his mind and raised the sword to chop at his knees.

At this moment, a sword light seemed to split the lake water and hit the wild dragon's eyes heavily. The wild dragon felt pain and let go of Zheng Youqian.

Zheng Youqian looked towards the direction where the sword light came from. Although he already had some guesses in his mind, he now saw Zhang Mu rushing towards him through the lake.

At this time, Liu Dongyu, who was already seriously injured in the distance, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that after Liu Dongyu confirmed that the wild dragon had broken through, he immediately used his Yuanxi to tear the water escape message talisman. Fortunately, Zhang Mu was not far away from them, so he arrived in time.

The dragon snake's eyes were scratched by Zhang Mu's sword, but it did not go crazy at this time. It seemed that it realized that Zhang Mu was a threat to itself, and turned around and swam in another direction.

Now that he had found his target, Zhang Mu naturally would not let it go. He passed by Zheng Youqian and chased after the wild dragon.

Zheng Youqian quickly sent a message: "Young Master Zhang, that wild dragon has just broken through to the late stage, be extremely careful."

After a moment's hesitation, he continued, "On that wild dragon's forehead is the precious spiritual treasure, the Mermaid Pearl. Young Village Master, please pay attention!"

When Zhang Mu heard this, he looked back at Zheng Yougan and nodded: "Thank you so much!"

After saying that, Zhang Mu increased his speed and chased after the fleeing wild dragon!
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Today's update: I went to see the doctor.

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